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BusinessWeek
October 13, 2003
Moon Ihlwan |
Monsters on the High Seas As China's exports swell, Korea and Japan are launching gargantuan container ships.   |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 21, 2013
Kim Girard |
Missing the Wave in Ship Transport Despite a repeating boom-bust cycle in the shipping industry, owners seem to make the same investment mistakes over time. Can other cyclical industries learn the lessons of the high seas? |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
A Baltic Cloud on the Horizon Is the Baltic Dry Index a good indicator of the macroeconomic environment? |
BusinessWeek
December 9, 2010
Kyunghee Park |
A Trade Rebound Launches Bigger Boats As Asian trade swells, demand for large container ships booms. |
Financial Advisor
May 2011
Eric Uhlfelder |
Shipping News Depressed ocean shipping rates in the midst of global economic recovery could suggest a buying opportunity in this under followed sector. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2010
Jason Moser |
My Big Fat Greek Shipping Stock Three dry bulk shipping stocks based out of Greece for your consideration. |
Inc.
August 2007
Nitasha Tiku |
Smart Questions: How to Save on Shipping Costs Here are six questions to ask when you're shopping for shipping. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2011
Shubh Datta |
Another Shipper Declines on Lower Rates Ship Finance's profits sink 21% on account of lower spot rates. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2010
Travis Hoium |
DryShips Looking Through the Fog DryShips has challenges, but there could be an opportunity if conditions improve. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2010
Roger Friedman |
1 Outstanding Value in a Miserable Industry One analyst takes on drybulk shipping. |
The Motley Fool
November 10, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Baltic Dry Index Takes a Dip The indicator of global shipping demand is on a dubious run. |
National Defense
November 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
Homeland Security Policies Overlook Essential Issues, Says Shipping Executive Security industry soothsayers have been sounding alarms about the prospect of a nuclear or biological weapon reaching U.S. shores in a shipping container. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2010
Andy Cross |
Today's Buy Opportunity: Seaspan There's a lot to like with Seaspan, but it certainly faces choppy seas that could rock the boat a bit. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Boom Profits, Bust Prices Relatively staid Greek shipper Tsakos Energy Navigation just reported glamour-stock results. First-quarter revenue was up 43% and net income jumped 85%. Based on analyst estimates for 2004, the stock is trading at a rock-bottom 6.3 times forward earnings. |
IndustryWeek
April 10, 2002
John S. McClenahen |
Manufacturing Business Indicator Moves Into Growth Territory Latest data suggest rebounding economy, but manufacturing recovery may not be uniformly strong, reports Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI... |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2010 |
Weekly Top Stock Idea Our investing community's latest prime pick -- Genco Shipping & Trading |
BusinessWeek
May 1, 2006
Michael Arndt |
Globalization In A Can "The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger" makes a strong argument that without the box, the global economy might not exist today. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2011
Jim Mueller |
Diana Shipping May Be Best in Class, But ... Even though Diana appears to be the best operator and in the best financial shape, best in a struggling industry isn't enough. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2008
John Rosevear |
Big Danger or Big Opportunity? Here's another global problem you might not have heard about yet. It's called the Baltic Dry Index, and it tracks cargo shipping rates. |
IndustryWeek
October 6, 2004
John S. McClenahen |
Manufacturers Alliance Index Eases Off Record Pace U.S. manufacturing's recovery from the 2001 recession is likely to continue during the next three to six months, but at a somewhat slower pace than has recently occurred. But data suggest broad-based expansion is likely to continue. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2011
Brendan Byrnes |
2011's Best and Worst Shippers Dry bulk shipping is all about supply and demand. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Frontline Holds Firm The oil shipper's results show that demand hasn't dipped. But investors are not confident that the next economic downturn, or the increased production of ships, will not sink charter rates. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Ship Finance International Shares Sank: What You Need to Know Shares of Ship Finance International fell as much as 19% today after fellow oil shipper Frontline said it may run out of cash next year. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2010
Dave Mock |
A Big Upgrade for Nordic American Tanker Shipping After spending much of the past year at a four-star rank, Nordic American Tanker Shipping has impressed enough top-performing members of the 165,000-strong Motley Fool CAPS community lately to secure some time at a five-star level. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Bob Hirschfeld |
Bulking Up on Bulk Shipping Stocks Dry bulk shipping represents a beguiling convergence of value and growth. Of the recent IPOs, two standouts include dry bulk specialists DryShips, which did an offering in February, and Eagle Bulk Shipping, in June. Both issues appear reasonably cheap. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2008
Zoe Van Schyndel |
A Ship-Shape ETF? A new exchange-traded fund, the Claymore/Delta Global Shipping Index ETF, offers investors exposure to the shipping industry. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2010 |
Our Top Stock Idea The Motley Fool investing community's latest prime pick is shipper Baltic Trading. |
National Defense
January 2004
Geoff S. Fein |
Fast Cargo Ships Could Halve Trans-Atlantic Trips FastShip Inc., a Philadelphia-based ship design firm, plans to build a high-speed cargo vessel that can cut trans-Atlantic travel time in half. FastShip is a partner with Lockheed Martin in the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship program. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Say Ahoy to Big Profits Bulk shipping company Excel Maritime increases profits by 338% and rockets ahead on the AMEX. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2010
Rich Duprey |
Trucking's Monster Jam The Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, will instead cause the trucking industry -- which had been on the road to recovery -- to crash. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2009
Christopher Barker |
Too Many Ships Destined for the Seas The slowdown the shipping industry has endured up until now was merely a wake-up call. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Frontline Sails On The tanker operator offers prodigious dividends despite tough shipping rates. Investors, take note. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2005
Doug Bartholomew |
Cargo Crunch! Responding to last autumn's gridlock of cargo ships in the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, manufacturers are bringing sourcing back to North America, using more air freight and building inventories. |
National Defense
September 2009
Grace V. Jean |
Navy Probes Commercial Ship Operators for Repair Tips In its quest to preserve and prolong the life of its surface ships, the Navy is seeking to take advantage of technologies and practices resident in the commercial shipping world. |
InternetNews
September 22, 2005
Tim Gray |
IBM, Maersk Open Shipping Lanes The companies teamed to create a real-time global tracking system. The initiative incorporates IBM's hardware and software technologies alongside Maersk Logistics' global supply-chain expertise. |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2011
Nick Nejad |
Searching for Value on the High Seas Why cheap valuations and strong commodity demand may mean it's time to buy into shipping. |
National Defense
May 2012
Michael G. Frodl |
Pirates Exploiting Cybersecurity Weaknesses in Maritime Industry The increasingly common hacking attacks on government and private computer networks are now being perpetrated on companies and organizations involved in the burgeoning private maritime security industry. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Excel Maritime's Cut-Rate Move The shipping company sells its shares at a steep discount to the market price. |
National Defense
June 2004
Sandra I. Erwin |
Shipbuilders Should Worry About Second-Hand Ship Supply, Study Says As more nations continue to downsize their navies, experts predict that surplus ships will inundate the world market, likely at the expense of new ship construction. |
National Defense
August 2012
Sandra Erwin |
Security Firms Divided Over How to Succeed in the Anti-Piracy Business Over the past several years, successful ship hijackings have begun to take a toll on the world's economy as Somalia-based pirates have expanded their area of influence beyond the East Coast of Africa, analysts said. |
BusinessWeek
May 12, 2011
Robert Young Pelton |
Somali Pirates' Rich Returns Imagine if you could invest $100,000 to control a $200 million asset for three months and sell it back to the owners for $10 million - tax-free. That's the Somali pirate way. |
National Defense
November 2005
Joe Pappalardo |
Researchers Seek the `Perfect Shipping Container' An advanced materials container program is looking at sophisticated composites to create a sensor-studded container that would be 30% to 50% lighter than current equivalents. That would translate into savings for the shippers, as well as added security. |
CIO
July 1, 2001
Ben Worthen |
(Not Sitting on a) Dock of the Bay How IT helps the shipping industry bring its goods to market... |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2011 |
Big Winners and Big Opportunities in Iron Ore Our energy editor Dan Dzombak explains big shifts in the iron ore market and an unlikely way to profit. |
Wired
August 2000
Paul Saffo |
End of the Line Welcome to Alang, India, where salvage armies use crowbars, torches, and muscle to chew up 50,000-ton ships - until not even a bolt remains. |
National Defense
January 2005
Roxana Tiron |
Ships' Cost Could Sink Plans For Floating Military Bases The success of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps forward-looking concept of deploying bases at sea relies heavily on the development of a new class of cargo ships. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2006 |
Northrop Grumman Awards Raytheon $218 Million Subcontracts Raytheon will provide the electronic systems and integration for the next three ships in the LPD 17 class. |
BusinessWeek
June 16, 2011
Chris Cooper |
Tankers That Won't Kill You at the Gas Pump Hurt by the strong yen, Japanese boat-builders employ a marketing pitch that stresses fuel efficiency. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Top Tankers Pumps Up Dividend The oil carrier sells off a portion of its fleet, only to lease it back and use the proceeds to reward shareholders. But should demand for oil in China fall off, investors could get a sinking feeling, special dividends or not. |
National Defense
April 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Shipbuilder Wrings Out Savings Through Yard Improvements, Partnerships Navy officials have come down hard on shipbuilding companies to cut out the fat where they can on soaring construction costs. One U.S. shipyard is embracing the ultra-efficient business practices of South Korean builders. |
